While she hadn't been entirely sure what he was getting at, she knew enough to have an inkling. Yet what that inkling told her he was trying to say conflicted with so many things she'd thought were certainties up until now. As far as she knew, Riku only had eyes for Kairi, and that wasn't changing anytime soon. She herself was a Nobody, who didn't have a heart and couldn't feel, so she hadn't even thought of the possibility that she could care for someone that way. They'd been friends, and she'd been happy that way.
Only it looked like somewhere along the way, things had changed without her noticing. If Riku was being honest--and she trusted him to never knowingly lie to her--his feelings had changed, even before he knew she had a heart.
(It hurt, just a little, knowing he hadn't told her that, but she couldn't blame him for not wanting to say something that would have only brought them pain. He would have hurt knowing she couldn't feel the same way, and she would have been uncomfortable knowing she couldn't return the feelings.)
Without realizing it, though, somehow the beginning of a heart had formed inside her. How much it had grown by now was anyone's guess, but it was there. It was there, and he was saying he wanted to share his, only he was supposed to be saying that to someone else.
But..he wouldn't be saying it to her if he didn't mean it, or didn't think he meant it. This was no Castle Oblivion, either, nothing to affect his memory and she couldn't use her powers even unconsciously.
For a long moment she studied the picture, tracing the lines with one of her fingers. The slight smile on her face had a hint of surprise to it, though, and when she looked back up at him, there was more than a little confusion. "You mean...but...Kairi?"
The words tumbled out before she realized it, and she winced slightly. That hadn't been the first thing she'd meant to ask, but at least it was out in the open.
*saves picture* Also, sorry, the paradigm shift seems to be hitting Nami harder than I thought.
Only it looked like somewhere along the way, things had changed without her noticing. If Riku was being honest--and she trusted him to never knowingly lie to her--his feelings had changed, even before he knew she had a heart.
(It hurt, just a little, knowing he hadn't told her that, but she couldn't blame him for not wanting to say something that would have only brought them pain. He would have hurt knowing she couldn't feel the same way, and she would have been uncomfortable knowing she couldn't return the feelings.)
Without realizing it, though, somehow the beginning of a heart had formed inside her. How much it had grown by now was anyone's guess, but it was there. It was there, and he was saying he wanted to share his, only he was supposed to be saying that to someone else.
But..he wouldn't be saying it to her if he didn't mean it, or didn't think he meant it. This was no Castle Oblivion, either, nothing to affect his memory and she couldn't use her powers even unconsciously.
For a long moment she studied the picture, tracing the lines with one of her fingers. The slight smile on her face had a hint of surprise to it, though, and when she looked back up at him, there was more than a little confusion. "You mean...but...Kairi?"
The words tumbled out before she realized it, and she winced slightly. That hadn't been the first thing she'd meant to ask, but at least it was out in the open.